TSH is an alpha/beta heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary gland which belongs to the glycoprotein hormone family. The actions of TSH are mediated by a seven-transmembrane receptor, which upon TSH binding couples preferentially to the G-alpha (s) protein (Gs), resulting in activation of adenylate cyclase and increase in cyclic adenosine 3', 5' monophosphate more ..

TSH is an alpha/beta heterodimeric glycoprotein hormone secreted from the anterior pituitary gland which belongs to the glycoprotein hormone family. The actions of TSH are mediated by a seven-transmembrane receptor, which upon TSH binding couples preferentially to the G-alpha (s) protein (Gs), resulting in activation of adenylate cyclase and increase in cyclic adenosine 3', 5' monophosphate (cAMP). The TSH receptor (THSR) is mainly expressed in thyroid follicular cells and regulates their growth and function. Recombinant TSH is used to activate TSHR in patients with thyroid cancer receiving thyroid hormone suppression therapy and to screen for residual tumor after surgery, but it is expensive and must be administered intramuscularly. An orally active small molecule TSHR agonist would serve as an invaluable research tool for studying TSHR pharmacology and physiology, and would have multiple advantages in therapeutic settings. However, no selective small molecule agonist of the TSH receptor exists, and no small molecule screen for TSHR agonists has ever been reported.A confirmatory assay of putative TSHR agonists was conducted on a different TSHR transfected HEK 293 cell line, using an orthogonal detection technology to measure cAMP stimulation: antibody-based Homogeneous Time Resolved Fluorescence (HTRF).

Compound Ranking:1. Compounds are first classified as having full titration curves, partial modulation, partial curve (weaker actives), single point activity (at highest concentration only), or inactive. See data field "Ratio-Curve Description". For this assay, apparent activators are ranked higher than compounds that showed apparent inhibition.2. For all inactive compounds, PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE is 0. For all active compounds increasing signal (activators), a score range was given for each curve class type given above. Active compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 40 and 100. Inconclusive compounds have PUBCHEM_ACTIVITY_SCORE between 1 and 39. Ratio-Fit_LogAC50 was used for determining relative score and was scaled to each curve class' score range.

Concentration at which compound exhibits half-maximal efficacy, AC50. Extrapolated AC50s also include the highest efficacy observed and the concentration of compound at which it was observed.

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μM

3

Efficacy

Maximal efficacy of compound, reported as a percentage of control. These values are estimated based on fits of the Hill equation to the dose-response curves.

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%

4

Analysis Comment

Annotation/notes on a particular compound's data or its analysis.

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5

Acceptor-Curve_Description

A description of dose-response curve quality. A complete curve has two observed asymptotes; a partial curve may not have attained its second asymptote at the highest concentration tested. High efficacy curves exhibit efficacy greater than 80% of control. Partial efficacies are statistically signficant, but below 80% of control.

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6

Acceptor-Fit_LogAC50

The logarithm of the AC50 from a fit of the data to the Hill equation (calculated based on Molar Units).

Efficacy at zero concentration of compound from a fit of the data to the Hill equation.

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%

11

Acceptor-Fit_CurveClass

Numerical encoding of curve description for the fitted Hill equation.

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12

Acceptor-Excluded_Points

Which dose-response titration points were excluded from analysis based on outlier analysis. Each number represents whether a titration point was (1) or was not (0) excluded, for the titration series going from smallest to highest compound concentrations.

A description of dose-response curve quality. A complete curve has two observed asymptotes; a partial curve may not have attained its second asymptote at the highest concentration tested. High efficacy curves exhibit efficacy greater than 80% of control. Partial efficacies are statistically signficant, but below 80% of control.

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39

Donor-Fit_LogAC50

The logarithm of the AC50 from a fit of the data to the Hill equation (calculated based on Molar Units).

Efficacy at zero concentration of compound from a fit of the data to the Hill equation.

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%

44

Donor-Fit_CurveClass

Numerical encoding of curve description for the fitted Hill equation.

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45

Donor-Excluded_Points

Which dose-response titration points were excluded from analysis based on outlier analysis. Each number represents whether a titration point was (1) or was not (0) excluded, for the titration series going from smallest to highest compound concentrations.

A description of dose-response curve quality. A complete curve has two observed asymptotes; a partial curve may not have attained its second asymptote at the highest concentration tested. High efficacy curves exhibit efficacy greater than 80% of control. Partial efficacies are statistically signficant, but below 80% of control.

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72

Ratio-Fit_LogAC50

The logarithm of the AC50 from a fit of the data to the Hill equation (calculated based on Molar Units).

Efficacy at zero concentration of compound from a fit of the data to the Hill equation.

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%

77

Ratio-Fit_CurveClass

Numerical encoding of curve description for the fitted Hill equation.

Float

78

Ratio-Excluded_Points

Which dose-response titration points were excluded from analysis based on outlier analysis. Each number represents whether a titration point was (1) or was not (0) excluded, for the titration series going from smallest to highest compound concentrations.